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Recent Crime in Chicago
A current snapshot of what's appearing most in Chicago Police Department reports.
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Tracking Chicago crime
Recent reporting follows Chicago's long-running pattern: high-volume property crime — especially vehicle theft and retail theft — spread broadly, alongside serious violence that stays concentrated in a limited set of South and West Side community areas. For a clear picture of where the latest incidents are clustering, open the crime map and zoom into the neighborhood you care about.
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Latest reported incidents in Chicago
Most recent first. Locations are reported to the nearest block.
- Theft
008XX W 76TH ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME
- Theft
001XX N STATE ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Other
086XX W BERWYN AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - TELEPHONE THREAT
- Theft
001XX E CHESTNUT ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - CREDIT CARD FRAUD
- Drug Offense
042XX W WASHINGTON BLVD, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - HEROIN (WHITE)
- Vandalism
029XX N CENTRAL PARK AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - CRIMINAL DEFACEMENT
- Theft
025XX W RASCHER AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
- Burglary
055XX S NATOMA AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - UNLAWFUL ENTRY
- Assault
023XX W 95TH ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Other
035XX W ROOSEVELT RD, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - VIOLATE ORDER OF PROTECTION
- Theft
031XX N KEDZIE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Theft
0000X E ADAMS ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - THEFT OF LOST / MISLAID PROPERTY
- Other
059XX S PAULINA ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - SEX OFFENDER - FAIL TO REGISTER NEW ADDRESS
- Theft
026XX W SCHUBERT AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME
- Other
021XX W LEXINGTON ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY ELECTRONIC MEANS
- Assault
033XX W HARRISON ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Other
016XX W 83RD ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY TELEPHONE
- Assault
074XX S HARVARD AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Retail Theft
045XX W IRVING PARK RD, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Theft
002XX S WACKER DR, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
- Other
050XX W PARKER AVE, Chicago, IL
OFFENSE INVOLVING CHILDREN - CHILD ABUSE
- Theft
029XX N LAKE SHORE DR, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Theft
022XX S WESTERN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Theft
032XX W POTOMAC AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME
- Weapons
0000X W 127TH ST, Chicago, IL
WEAPONS VIOLATION - UNLAWFUL POSSESSION - HANDGUN
- Assault
011XX S STATE ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED POLICE OFFICER - HANDS, FISTS, FEET, NO INJURY
- Assault
119XX S EGGLESTON AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Retail Theft
011XX S CLARK ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Vandalism
041XX W CHICAGO AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO STATE SUPPORTED PROPERTY
- Drug Offense
0000X W 95TH ST, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - HEROIN (TAN / BROWN TAR)
- Assault
064XX S DREXEL AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Theft
004XX W BRIAR PL, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Theft
018XX W HOWARD ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Vandalism
087XX S BURLEY AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Retail Theft
035XX S ARCHER AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Other
106XX S AVENUE F, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY ELECTRONIC MEANS
- Theft
052XX N KENMORE AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT OVER $ 300
- Theft
099XX S LEAVITT ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT OVER $ 300
- Theft
050XX N MONTICELLO AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME
- Theft
036XX N MILWAUKEE AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FORGERY